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H. H. SMITH. MACHINE FUR REMOVING TIRES.

No. 579,352. Patented Mar. 23,1897.

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HENRY I-I. SMITH, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES M. OHAMBERLIN, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR REMOVING TIRES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 579,352, dated March 23, 1897.

Application filed November 2,1895. Serial No. 567,860. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: along the same and is intended to fit into the Be it known that I, HENRY H. SMITH, a citihub C of the Wheel to afford a pivotal support zen of the United States, residing at the city for the leverE to guide the block D over the of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo felly. This blockF is adjustable by the clip 5 and State of Michigan, have invented certain P, which is secured thereto by a bolt P, ex-

new and useful Improvements in Machines tending through the same, and is adjustable for Removing Tires, of which the following to adapt the machine to differentsized is a specification. wheels. The lever His supported on a pivot My invention relates to anew andim proved L in the bracket Dabove the block D.. Con- 1o device for removing tires from wagon-wheels nected to the lever is a down wardly-extendor vehicle-wheels generally. ing hook I, which is connected to the outer The object of my invention is to provide a end of the lever by links I. Secured to the new and improved machine for accomplishouter end of the lever and curving down over ing the removal of tires from wheels where it the same is a spring which is adapted to press T 5 has heretofore been accomplished by mallets on the outside of the hook I and cause it to and blocks for driving the same apart. engage under the tire B.

A further object of my invention is to pro- In operation it will be readily understood videameans whereby the tires can be quickly that the operative takes hold of the handle and easily removed without danger of break E after the machine is adjusted so that the 2o ing the wheel or of destroying the tire. block D comes just inside of the tire and A still further object is to provide a means the plug F is in the hub and swings it around, whereby this result can be accomplished withworking the lever H up and down, something out in any wise injuring the wheel or the tire like a pump-handle, as the block D is carried or even marring the finish upon a new wheel. around over the felly. hen the lever H is 2 5 Afurther object is to provide a means which raised, the spring K presses against the hook I will greatlyexpedite the removal of tires from and causes it to hook under the tire of the wheels. I wheel. The downward pressure on the lever I accomplish the objects of my invention lifts the tire up with a very positive pressure by the machine shown in the accompanying and as the machine is swung around engages 8a 0 drawings, in which the tire successively at short intervals around Figure 1 is a side elevation of my machine the wheel and very quickly removes it with shown in position upon a broad-tire wagonout inj urying the wheel or the tire. wheel, a part of the wheel being broken away I desire to state that when this machine is to show the exact position of the parts. Fig. intended for use on light vehicles or on new 8 5 5 2 is a top plan view of the same with portions work the under side of the block D can be of the wheel broken away. provided with a suitable cushion of felt or In the drawings similarletters of reference leather, and when the machine is then used refer to similar parts throughout both views. it will not mar the varnish or paint and will Referring to the lettered parts of the drawremove the tire perfectly. 9o

40 ings, A represents a broad-tire wagonwheel It will be observed that notches N N are on which my machine is shown to be in operaprovided at different heights on the bracket tion. 13 is the tire on said wheel, and G the D for engaging the pivot L of the lever. This hub. Extending across the wheel is a suitis to adapt the machine to tires of different able leverE, provided with ahandle E at one widths, and by raising the pivot L a new 5 5 end and with a suitable bracket upright porhold is secured for removing very broad tires tion D at the other. To the lower end of this a little at a time, which is the ordinary way bracket D is secured a broad block D, the of removing them. outside of which is curved and corresponds It will be noted that the lever II is tubularin with the periphery of the wheel and is adaptform and is adapted to be inserted over a suit- I00 50 ed to rest upon the felly. On the under side able shank G, so that thelever can be easily of the leverE is a plug F, which is adjustable removed when the machine is not in use.

Having thus described my improved the pulling machine, I desire to state that it can be greatly varied in its details without dcparting from my invention.

It will be readily understood that notches N in the bracket are not absolutely necessary, though they serve a very useful purpose in themselves; that the hook I can be secured by different means to the lever ItI than the links I, and the exact form of the lever II or the lever E or the exact method of adjust ment of the block F along the lever E is not material to my invention, though the exact forms I have shown will be found to possess great merits in themselves in the matter of convenience, of construction, and of operation. The spring J is not absolutely necessary to the successful operation of my device, though it serves a very useful purpose and is very desirable in the construction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a tire-pulling machine the combination of the lever E; the bracket D to one end of said lever; the handle E at the other; plug F on the underside of said lever E adjustable by means of the clip P and the bolt P; the block D below the bracket D adapted to rest upon the telly of the wheel; the lever II with the pivot L therein adapted to engage in suitable notches N on the upper part of the bracket D; the hook I extendin g downwardly from said lever II; links I for attaching said hook I to the outer end of the lever 11, and a spring .I to the outer end of the lever and curved over and downwardly to press the hook I against the tire of the wheel when lever II is operated, all coacting together substantially as shown for the purpose specified.

2. In a tire-rem ovin g machine the com bination of the lever E, bracket D to one side of said lever; the plug E adjustable along the under side of said lever, the bracket D to one end of the lever; the block D below the bracket D adapted to rest on the telly of the wheel; the lever II with the pivot L therein fulcrumed to the upper part of said bracket D hook I extending downwardly from said lever H adapted to engage under the tire for raising the same off from the wheel, all coacting as specified.

3. I11 a tire-removin g machine, the combination of the lever E, bracket D to one end of said lever, the plug F to the under side of said lever for insertion into the hub 01? the wheel, the lever II fulcrumed in said bracket, and the hook I suitably connected to the outer end of said lever 11 for engaging under the tire on the wheel for removing the same as specified.

I. In a tire-removing implement the com bination of the cross-piece E, having a suitable handle; a suitable plug on the under side of the said cross-piece for insertion into the hub of a wheel; a block to the outer end of the same for resting on the telly of the wheel the said piece occupying a plane substantially parallel with that of the wheel; a lever pivoted above said block and extending in the general direction of the cross piece E with ahook connected to the outer end of said lever to extend down and engage under the tire to remove the same, constructed so that the implement can be placed upon the wheel to act thereon all coacting together as specified.

5. In a tire-removing implement the combinat-ion of the cross-piece E, having a suitable handle; a suitable plug on the under side of said crosspiece for insertion into the hub of a wheel the said piece occupying a plane substantially parallel with that of the wheel; a block at the outer end of the cross-piece to rest upon the felly of the wheel; a hook to engage the tire and suitable means of actuating the hook as the block is swung around over the telly to remove the tire, all adapted to rest upon the wheel and engage it at the hub and rim and operate as specified.

. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY II. SMITII. [L. s] Witnesses:

CHARLES M. OHAMBERLIN, J AY D. DRIVER. 

